On Monday, June 3, 2019, the Gananda Dollars for Scholars awarded scholarships totaling $35,525 to 37 students:

Natiley Allen - SUNY Oswego, Undeclared. Gananda Performing Arts Boosters Scholarship, Drumlin Square Masonic Lodge Scholarship, Foundation of the Future Award, Phone-a-Thon Award, Super Senior Volunteer

Rosalia Antinarelli - FL Institute of Technology, Computer Science & Forensic Psychology.  Steinmiller Associates Inc Award, Gananda CSD Distinguished Panther Award           

Benjamin Arcoraci - SUNY Polytechnic Instititute, Computer Science.  Boy Scouts of America Troop 167 Eagle Scholarship, Wesley Richard Smith Memorial Scholarship     

Kaylie Barbosa - SUNY Geneseo, Education.  The Golf Club at Blue Heron Hills Award       

Abbie Cannon-Bailey - SUNY Albany, Homeland Security, Emergency Perparedness, Cybersecurity.  Emily Paige Bickert Human Spirit Award, Dr. John Guerrieri Award               

Logan Chasey - SUNY Potsdam, Bio-Chemistry. Walworth Auxiliary Fire Department Award, Gananda Youth Lacrosse Scholarship, Super Senior Volunteer                

Zachary Ciprich - Keuka College, Criminal Justice. Gananda Sports Boosters Award             

Jack Crozier - Brock University, Medical Sciences.  CarMax Volunteer Scholarship, Super Senior Volunteer   

Peyton Daeffler - SUNY Oswego, Wellness Management.  Airy Acres Sportmanship Award, Mike Pane Student Athlete Scholarship        

Megan Deys - Cornell University, Biology/Pre-Veterinarian. Walworth Order of the Eastern Star,  Walworth Animal Hospital Scholarship        

Emma Drake - SUNY Binghamton University, Biomedical Engineering.  Get-it-Straight Orthodontics College Scholarship Award, Baldwin Richardson Foods Scholarship, Phone-a-Thon Award, Super Senior Volunteer              

Neko Ferrara - MCC/RIT, Cyber Security.  CarMax Volunteer Scholarship, Super Senior Volunteer  

Jonathon Frost - University of Buffalo, Biomedical Sciences. GDFS 911 Award, Foundation of the Future Award, Phone-a-Thon Award                 

Matthew Gabbard - University of Miami, Biology.  Ryan J. Loftis Memorial Scholarship, Super Senior Volunteer         

Margaret Hahn - D'Youville College, Occupational Therapy. Macedon Center Twirlette Award, Gananda Parents' Association Scholarship              

William Jobe - MCC/RIT, Medical Illustration.  Western Wayne Art Group - Thomas McCune Award, Liebert Family Visual Arts Scholarship, Gananda Sports Boosters Award, Gananda CSD Distinguished Panther Award, Phone-a-Thon Award                 

Abagail Kolstee - University of Buffalo, Biomedical Sciences.  Blue Panther Award, Gananda Community Youth Theatre Award, K & D Dispostal Salutatorian Scholarship, K & D Disposal Academic Excellence Scholarship, ReMax I Heart my hometown Scholarship               

Julia Kuntz - SUNY Fredonia, Social Studies/Adolescence Education. Walworth Grange Award           

Justin Kurdziel-Tai - University of Buffalo, Biology. Abraham Bullis Prize in Mathematics, The Lyons National Bank Valedictorian Scholarship       

Emma LaPlant - SUNY Cortland, Undeclared.  JD Chapman Agency Inc Award              

Victoria Leiss - Hobart William Smith, Pre-Medicine.  Walworth Fire Department Award, Phone-a-Thon Award  

Caleb Linder - College of Saint Rose, Forensic Psychology. Joshua Peter Bourgeois Memorial Scholarship, Foundation of the Future Award, Phone-a-Thon Award, Super Senior Volunteer            

Michael Martin - SUNY Fredonia, Music Composition. Gananda Performing Arts Boosters Scholarship, Long Acre Farms Award, Phone-a-Thon Award, Super Senior Volunteer       

Darby McNamara - Nazareth College, Undeclared.  Gananda Sports Boosters Award, Macedon Town Ambulance Corps Scholarship, Phone-a-Thon Award     

Shea McNamara - SUNY Cortland, Childhood Education.  Invest your Time Scholarship, Maureen Louise McGary Doway Memorial Scholarship       

Megan Miller - SUNY Geneseo, Communications.  Richard Mann Award, Tri-County Sports Complex Scholarship         

Eva Morgan - Syracuse University, Biochemistry/Neuroscience. Gananda Sports Boosters Award, Susan H. Alexander Memorial Scholarship, Foundation of the Future Award, Phone-a-Thon Award  

Julia Newton - Niagara University, Nursing. Walworth Chamber of Commerce WTCC Award, Joshua P.  Bourgeois Memorial Scholarship       

Cassie Prinsen - SUNY Oswego, Undeclared.  Gananda Sports Boosters Award, ReMax I heart my Hometown Scholarship         

Libby Ptak -SUNY Oswego, Undeclared.  The MacNeal Family Entrepreneur Scholarship 

Erin Rooney - SUNY Albany, Psychology.  SEI Design Group Scholarship     

Cecilia Salupo - Marist College, Biomedical Sciences with Pre-Med. Macedon Town Ambulance Corps  Scholarship, Phone-a-Thon Award, Super Senior Volunteer     

Sean Schukraft - SUNY Oswego, Software Engineer.  Gananda Sports Boosters Award, Gananda Employees Care about Kids, Baldwin Richardson Foods Scholarship, Super Senior Volunteer            

Allison Schultz - SUNY Geneseo, Biology.  Foundation of the Future Award    

Alison Smith - FLCC, Health Care Studies.  Maureen Louise McGary Doway Memorial Scholarship, Nettie Bullis Prize in Business        

Kyia Walsh - Colorado State University, Biomedical Sciences.  Gananda Youth Lacrosse Scholarship, Rich Struzzi Memorial Scholarship, Super Senior Volunteer     

Krista Willard - University of Buffalo, Biomedical Sciences with Pharmacy.  K & D Disposal Salutatorian Scholarship, K & D Disposal Academic Excellence Scholarship, Ruben A. Cirillo Award, Foundation of the Future Award, Phone-a-Thon Award     

Gananda Dollars for Scholars is a United Way donor designated organization.

Our ID# is 3323.
If you work in Wayne, Monroe, Ontario, and other local counties, your workplace may be part of the campaign.

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"I am grateful to live in a community that has a program like this to support its seniors. I appreciate all the GDFS volunteers do to make this possible."

-- Amy T., recipient of 2017 Foundations of the Future Award

"Thank you for putting me closer to my dreams. The Phone-a-thon was a really fun activity to be a part of...I  loved being involved in the activity. The event was even greater since it was for a good cause, our success".

-- Tom K., recipient of 2017 GDFS Phone-a-thon Award

"I'm grateful for the opportunities the scholarship will open up for me and my education, I'm thankful that GDFS has taken me into consideration when awarding these scholarships. I am looking forward to continuing my education at SUNY Geneseo".

-- Sarah S., recipient of 2017 GDFS Phone-a-thon Award